The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
The tiny nation of Djibouti has become a major strategic player because of its position on the Bab al-Mandab strait, the key shipping lane to Europe from the Gulf and Asia beyond.
The United States, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Japan and China all have military bases in the country.
China’s base is immediately adjacent to the Doraleh terminal.
The port is also the terminus for a Chinese-built railway between Djibouti and the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa which opened in 2016.
More than 90 percent of the trade of Africa’s second most populous nation passes through Djibouti.
DP World has secured a string of port concessions in Africa, including one for Berbera in breakaway Somaliland up the Red Sea coast from the Bab al-Mandab.
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